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APPARATUS FOR PUTTING TOGETHBR'AND DRILLING LOGOMOTIVE AN GAR TRUCKS.

No. 355,901. Patented Jan. 11,1887.

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flaorfie 6 I N PETER Phohrlll D C Unirnn rnrns arms I FFECE SAMUEL M.VAUGLAIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE BURNHAM,CHARLES T. PARRY, EDWARD H. IVILLIAMS, WVIL- LIAM I HENSZEY, JOHN H.CONVERSE, XVILLIAM O. STROUD, WILLIAM H. MORROYV, AND \VILLIAM L.AUSTIN, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR PUTTING TOGETHERAND DRILLING LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR TRUCKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,901. dated January11, 1887.

Application filed October 15, 1886. Serial No. 217,199. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. VAUCLAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Apparatus for Fitting up Trucks for Locomotives andCars, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of my invention is toinsure the accurate fitting andproper alignment of IO the axle-box pedestals and the frames of trucksfor locomotives, cars, &c., a further object being to facilitate theproper formation and location of the holes for receiving the boltswhereby the pedestals are secured to the frame. These objects I attainby rigidly securing the pedestals in their proper positions in relationto each other before applying the frame thereto, and then forming thebolt-holes in said frame and pedestals.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention for retaining the pedestalsin their proper positions. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, showingthe frame and axle-box pedestals of a locomotive-tender truck in dottedlines thereon. Fig. 3 is an end view of the device; and Fig. 4 is adiagram on a reduced scale, showing in plan View a boring plant of whichtwo of inyimproved retaining devices form part.

A tedious'and expensive part of the present method of makingtrucksforlocomotives,cars, 850., is the determination of theproperpoints on the frame and pedestals at which to bore '35 the holesfor receiving the bolts by which said pedestals are secured to theframe, great accuracy in this respect being required in order that thepedestalsshall bear the proper relation to each other and to the frame,and the 40 work hence demanding the services of skilled mechanics. \Viththe view of simplifying and, cheapening this operation I employabed-plate having standards to which the various pedestals ot' the truckcan be rigidly secured in proper relation to each other, the

frame being then properly adjusted to the pedestals and secured inposition, so that the bolttals, and said holes can be tapped or reamedand the parts secured together while all of said parts are rigidlyclamped in position on the bed'plate. I

In the accompanying drawings,A represents the bed-plate, having on theunderside bean ings b for the axles B, which are provided at their outerends with flanged wheels 0 c,adapted to run on the rails O O of a tracklaid on the floor of the shop, and extending between a pair of verticaldrill-presses, X, as shown in the diagram Fig. 4.

The bed-plate A has a series of undercut grooves, a, which receive theheads and part of the shanks of bolts e, the latter serving to confineto the bed-plate A the transverse bars D, two of which are shown in thepresent instance. f

The bars D have undercut slots (1, which receive the heads and shanks ofbolts j, which confine the sills F, and the latter are also pr0- videdwith undercut slots to which are adapted the heads and shanks ofholtsg',which confine aseries of upright standards, G, to the sills. Itwill thus be seen that owing to the slots the bars D D can be adjustedon thebedplate A, the sills F can be adjusted on the bars D, and theupright standards G can be adjusted on the sills, the movements beingall in true longitudinal 0r transverse lines, so that, supposing thateach of the standards G is to carry one of the pedestals of the truck,the parts can be readily adjusted to suit any de sired width oftruck,any desired width of box, and any desired distance between centersof axles, and when once the parts are adjusted pedestals confined to thestandards must necessarily bear the proper relation to each other.

In order to further insure accuracy in the movement of the bars D, sillsF,and standards G, they are provided with tongues w,adapted to the slotswhich receive the confining-bolts.

Any desired means may be adopted for. ad-. justing the parts, thisforming no essential feature of myjnveution.

Pivoted yokes H, provided with set-screws h, serve to securely confinethe pedestals to 95 holes can be formed in both frame and pedesthestandards G.

In fitting up a truck the bars, sills, and standards are adjusted tosuit the requirements of the truck, and the pedestals (shown by-dottedlines in Fig. 2) are firmly clamped to the standards by means of theyokes H. The top frame, W, is then placed in position on the pedestalsand properly clamped to the bedplate, which is then moved under thedrillpresses X X, the necessary holes in the frame and pedestalsbeing-then drilled, reamed, and tapped, if desired, and any other holeswhich may have to be formed in the frame or assembled parts being alsomade before the truckis moved away from the drill-presses, so as toavoid the trouble and expense of subsequent handling. While theseoperations arebeing performed another truck is being set up on anothertable, and when the first truck is moved from under the drill-presses,in order to permit the securing of the pedestals to the frame bysuitable bolts, the second truck can be passed under the presses and theoperation repeated.

For fitting up a two-whee1ed truck but one of the bars D is required,while for a sixwheeled truck three of said bars maybe used.

I claim as my invention 1. The within-described apparatus for facilibedplate having wheels adapted to said track,

said bed-plate being provided with projecting standards serving. asgages for the various axle-box pedestals of a truck, all substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL M. VAUOLAIN.

\Vitnesses:

HOWARD Y. RIEGNER, WILLIAM VoLLMER.

